Nopal Cactus with Tunas! …next to the sidewalk

Today, I found this Nopal Cactus blooming right next to the sidewalk on my daily walk.
I was very amazed for it is getting cold here.
It’s been 4 years since my father passed away. I discovered presence and love without motion.

I believe this moment was sent to me from 🌿 “Beyond” 🌿, it’s almost as if Dad is looking at me.

Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin.
It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose, vision in obscurity,
and, beyond all desire, a fulfillment whose limits extend to infinity.
~Thomas Merton
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